diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/oracle-xe/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/oracle-xe/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b14b3d9f6ad..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/oracle-xe/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, makeWrapper, requireFile, patchelf, rpmextract, libaio }:
-
-with stdenv.lib;
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "oracle-xe";
-  version = "11.2.0";
-
-  src = requireFile {
-    name = "${pname}-${version}-1.0.x86_64.rpm";
-    sha256 = "0s2jj2xn56v5ys6hxb7l7045hw9c1mm1lhj4p2fvqbs02kqchab6";
-
-    url = "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/"
-        + "products/express-edition/downloads/";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-
-  unpackCmd = ''
-    (mkdir -p "${pname}-${version}" && cd "${pname}-${version}" &&
-      ${rpmextract}/bin/rpmextract "$curSrc")
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase = let
-    libs = makeLibraryPath [ libaio ];
-  in ''
-    basedir="u01/app/oracle/product/${version}/xe"
-    cat > "$basedir/network/admin/listener.ora" <<SQL
-    # listener.ora Network Configuration File:
-
-    SID_LIST_LISTENER =
-      (SID_LIST =
-        (SID_DESC =
-          (SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
-          (ORACLE_HOME = ''${out}/libexec/oracle)
-          (PROGRAM = extproc)
-        )
-      )
-
-    LISTENER =
-      (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
-        (DESCRIPTION =
-          (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))
-          (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = %hostname%)(PORT = %port%))
-        )
-      )
-
-    DEFAULT_SERVICE_LISTENER = (XE)
-    SQL
-
-    find u01 \
-      \( -name '*.sh' \
-      -o -path "$basedir/bin/*" \
-      \) -print -exec "${patchelf}/bin/patchelf" \
-           --interpreter "$(cat "$NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker")" \
-           --set-rpath "${libs}:$out/libexec/oracle/lib" \
-           --force-rpath '{}' \;
-  '';
-
-  dontStrip = true;
-  dontPatchELF = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p "$out/libexec"
-    cp -r "u01/app/oracle/product/${version}/xe" "$out/libexec/oracle"
-
-    for i in "$out/libexec/oracle/bin"/*; do
-      makeWrapper "$i" "$out/bin/''${i##*/}" \
-        --set ORACLE_HOME "$out/libexec/oracle" \
-        --set ORACLE_SID XE \
-        --run "export NLS_LANG=\$($out/libexec/oracle/bin/nls_lang.sh)" \
-        --prefix PATH : "$out/libexec/oracle/bin"
-    done
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Oracle Database Express Edition";
-    homepage = "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/express-edition/";
-    license = licenses.unfree;
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 4514772b693..26ca1e0358a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   source-han-serif-traditional-chinese = source-han-serif;
 
   net_snmp = net-snmp; # added 2019-12-21
+  oracleXE = throw "oracleXE has been removed, as it's heavily outdated and unmaintained."; # added 2020-10-09
   spaceOrbit = space-orbit; # addewd 2016-05-23
   speech_tools = speech-tools; # added 2018-04-25
   speedtest_cli = speedtest-cli;  # added 2015-02-17
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 259fff1ec9a..57ee577e83f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16948,8 +16948,6 @@ in
 
   openfire = callPackage ../servers/xmpp/openfire { };
 
-  oracleXE = callPackage ../servers/sql/oracle-xe { };
-
   softether_4_25 = callPackage ../servers/softether/4.25.nix { openssl = openssl_1_0_2; };
   softether_4_29 = callPackage ../servers/softether/4.29.nix { };
   softether = softether_4_29;